A Political Education: Coming of Age in Paris and New York
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A fascinating intellectual memoir telling the story of one of the world's most respected publishers and the tumultuous political times that shaped him. Beginning with his family's escape from the Nazis, it moves through his education at Yale and eventual appointment to head Random House imprint Pantheon where he discovered writers like Michael Foucault, Noam Chomsky, Marguerite Duras and Art Spiegelman. Schiffrin ultimately rebelled at corporate ownership and formed The New Press where he went on to set a new standard for independent publishing.
Author: Andre Schiffrin
Format: Hardback, 281 pages, 140mm x 193mm, 421 g
Published: 2009, Melville House Publishing, United States
Genre: Biography: General
Description
A fascinating intellectual memoir telling the story of one of the world's most respected publishers and the tumultuous political times that shaped him. Beginning with his family's escape from the Nazis, it moves through his education at Yale and eventual appointment to head Random House imprint Pantheon where he discovered writers like Michael Foucault, Noam Chomsky, Marguerite Duras and Art Spiegelman. Schiffrin ultimately rebelled at corporate ownership and formed The New Press where he went on to set a new standard for independent publishing.
A Political Education: Coming of Age in Paris and New York